Supreme Court challenge to contraception care could impact LGBT community
History may repeat itself in the LGBT community as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments this week in Zubik v. Burwell, the latest...
Pioneering PA company launches testing initiative
One local company has made it possible to learn your HIV status within the privacy of your own bedroom, and recently launched a new...
Shots fired outside of Woody’s
Shots were fired outside of Woody’s last weekend, and the gunman remains at large. Police say the incident took place about...
New housing initiative to focus on young adults
Entertainer Jon Bon Jovi will be in town next week to mark the opening of the JBJ Soul Homes — a residential community for...
Attorney: Gay-bashing civil trial could be 1-2 years away
The victims of a 2014 gay-bashing case in Philadelphia have filed a civil suit against their attackers. Zachary Hesse and Andrew...
‘Runway’ star to promote ‘positive’ living at AIDS Walk
After keeping his HIV diagnosis a secret for a decade, last fall “Project Runway” contestant Mondo Guerra shared his status on national television —...
Conservative group opposes LGBT-friendly state guidance
The Pennsylvania Family Institute, a conservative faith-based group, is mobilizing people to resist proposed guidance by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission that would expand antibias protections...
CBLSL players headed to Gay Games
Thanks to a donation from a longtime member of the City of Brotherly Love Softball League, the local LGBT softball association is in the...
HIV travel ban to be lifted, Ryan White CARE Act reauthorized
Beginning in the new year, travelers who have HIV/AIDS will no longer be prevented from entering the United States. The Obama...
Marshals ready to parade their pride
When the Pride Parade sets off later this month, it will be led by two grand marshals — Robert Winn and Dr. ...
Celebration, community networking expected at OutFest
More than 40,000 people are expected to attend OutFest this weekend, said Philly Pride Presents Executive Director Franny Price. The 27th-annual...
Students organize speed-friending brunch for older adults
Regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, older adults don’t want to feel like they’ve lost connection with their community, said Robin Goldberg-Glen, professor...
State lawmakers pass clean CHIP bill but some are ‘raging’
In a unanimous vote this week, the state House of Representatives passed a funding-renewal bill for the state's Children's Health Insurance Program that doesn't...
Employer defends refusal to offer DP benefits
The Allegheny Intermediate Unit, an educational-services provider based in Homestead, filed court papers last month defending its refusal to offer domestic-partnership benefits. ...
LGBT health org. marks milestone
This month marks the 35th anniversary of one of Philadelphia’s leading LGBT community organizations, Mazzoni Center. “It has been an incredible...
LGBT-friendly charter school proposed
An application will be submitted to the Philadelphia School District’s Charter School Office next month that proposes the creation of a new charter school...
Police didn’t report gay bashing as bias incident
It was a crime that jolted the city. On Sept. 11, two gay men were walking in Center City to get...
Former colleagues testify for lesbian flight nurse
TACOMA, Wash. — A lesbian flight nurse discharged from the Air Force under the government’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy for gays...
A reluctant hero accepts award in Philly
The LGBT community needs more role models like Daniel Hernandez. The openly gay intern is widely credited with saving Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’...
Ellis Ginsberg, William Way volunteer, 80
Ellis Ginsberg, a longtime volunteer and senior-programming pioneer at the William Way LGBT Community Center, died Aug. 27. He was 80. Ginsberg...




























